Specifications
AI Description
- Model: BOMBARDIER CHALLENGER 601-3A
- Condition: Used
- Maintained to FAR Part 135 standards
- 10-passenger cabin configuration
- Forward 4-place club
- Aft 4-place divan opposite 2 club chairs
- Interior refurbished in September 2017
- High-speed Gogo ATG-5000 Wi-Fi
- Full-service forward galley with convection oven and microwave
- USB ports throughout the cabin
- Exterior repainted in April 2019
- Silver with gold stripes
- Black tail with matching gold and black accents
- Engines: GENERAL ELECTRIC CF34
- Engine 1: 10,364 hours since new, 5,379 cycles
- Engine 2: 10,398 hours since new, 5,352 cycles
- Auxiliary Power Unit: Honeywell GTCP-150
- Avionics: Honeywell ED800, dual Collins radios, Honeywell Mark V EGPWS, TCAS-II
- Inspections due: 600/1200/9600 hours in 2024; 12/36 months in May 2025
- Landing gear overhaul completed in 2022
- Equipped with Aft Lavatory, Cockpit Voice Recorder, Flight Data Recorder, and Traffic Collision Avoidance System.
About this Model
Overview
The Challenger 601-3A is a development of the original Challenger concept aimed at delivering a wide, comfortable cabin and airline-style systems in a business-jet package. In buyer terms, it typically appeals to operators who value cabin comfort, baggage volume, and stable long-range cruise over the latest avionics integrations or the lowest fuel burn seen in newer designs.
Mission Fit
Most 601-3A missions center on comfortable point-to-point travel with a true large-cabin feel, often with a small group and room to work en route. It can cover long stage lengths, but real-world payload/range performance is sensitive to interior weight, reserves, and hot/high conditions—so the best use case is planned long legs with realistic passenger and baggage assumptions rather than maximum-range marketing scenarios.
Cabin
The 601-3A’s defining trait is cabin cross-section: a wide aisle and seating that tends to feel less confining than midsize aircraft. Typical interiors support club seating with additional chairs or a divan, and most configurations provide an enclosed aft lavatory. The cabin supports productive travel—space for laptops, documents, and carry-ons—while the baggage areas (including external baggage) are generally helpful for longer trips.